I was bitten by the kettlebell bug in 2001, well before most people in "The West" had even heard of kettlebells. Then, in 2011 I took my first trip to Russia for a training camp, then again in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
In 2015 I earned my first spot on the US National Team and competed in Hamburg, Germany. In 2016 I traveled to Dublin, Ireland to compete as a part of the US National Team, again.